//------------------------------// // 1. House Guests // Story: Equestria Ninja Halloween // by Jebens1 //------------------------------// It was foggy night as the Turtles and Rainbooms were walking home through the forest. "Thanks for inviting us along on your forest training," Twilight said to the turtle leader. "Yeah, that was great," Sunset added. "It was our pleasure, girls," Leo replied. "Such a shame that April was too busy to join us," Rarity stated. "Yeah, we wanted her to come since she couldn't last time we did this, cause she wasn't a full ninja yet," Donnie explained. "But she, Casey, and the others are helping Karai and Shini with an important mission." "What kind of mission was it again?" Applejack asked. "I think Karai said something about getting an ancient sword or something?" Mikey guessed. "Anyway, I'm surprised Rainbow Dash here didn't find the forest meditation boring," Raph said, motioning to the said girl. Rainbow shrugged. "Eh, it like yoga for me." "And I loved it," Fluttershy said. "Especially since I got to meet up with so many wonderful animals!" "Well, I can't wait to get back home," Spike said, from Twilight's bag. "Me too!" Pinkie agreed. "And I can't wait for the awesome show we're gonna put on for CHS!" "Yeah! And thanks for letting the rest of us join in," Mikey said. "No problem," Rainbow waved off. "Since we let you guys took part in the Halloween concert last year, we figured you guys and the others should join us and the Wondercolts for this year's performance." "Don't forget Tony and the Crew," Pinkie added. "Their performing with us too!" Twilight chuckled. "How could we forget?" "This year's show is gonna be epic!" Mikey cheered. "Alright, the show's not till tomorrow night," Applejack reminded them. "Right now let's just focus on getting home." "Speaking on which..." Leo stopped and looked around in confusion. "Hey, Donnie, did we come by this way?" The Turtles and Rainbooms stopped and looked around. In the fog, all the trees looked the same. So it was hard to tell exactly where they were. "I'm not sure?" Donnie replied, and looked at his T-phone. "This fog is messing with the GPS." Twilight pulled out a map. "And I can't tell where we are on this map?" "So we're lost?" Raph asked. "With no pizza?!" Mikey panicked. "Or cupcakes?!" Pinkie added. "Calm down," Donnie eased them. "I think we'll just have to wait around until the fog lifts." "I don't think that's gonna happen any time soon," Applejack stated, glancing out. "This here fog's getting thicker." And she was right. Pretty soon, it grew harder and harder to see, until they could barely see the trees at all. "Well, that's just great!" Raph grumbled. "Now what are we gonna do?" Rainbow asked. While her friends were talking, Fluttershy heard something in fog rush past them from behind. "Um, guys?" She said, nervously. "I thought I heard something?" "Like what?" Leo asked, when something else rushed past them from the front. "What was that?" Twilight asked, as they whipped around at the sound it made. Then it and the thing before both rushed past them in opposite directions. Now the Turtles and Rainbooms were on alert and all got into a fighting stance just in case. They scanned the fog filled trees, looking all around. Waiting for whatever was out there to show itself. Then right when they weren't expecting it... "Are you lost?" "Aaahh!" The group jumped and pulled out their weapons, only to see that it was just a boy and a girl. The second they noticed them, the Turtles quickly scrambled up into the trees to avoid being seen them. Both were Chinese with jet black hair. The boy was about they're age. The girl around the CMC's age. Both of them were smiling. "What the? Where did you two come from?" Twilight asked in confusion. "You started us!" Rarity frowned. "Oh, duì bù qǐ, we are very sorry," the girl said, as she and the boy bowed. "We get that a lot," The boy added. "Anyway, N I am Bing." "And I am Chi Chu," the girl said. "Who are all of you?" "I'm... Sunset Shimmer," Sunset introduced, hesitantly. "I'm Twilight Sparkle," Twilight said, then motioned to her bag as Spike popped out. "And this is Spike." "Aww, puppy!" Chi Chu petted the dog. "Tā shì rúcǐ de kě'ài!" "I'm Applejack." "Rarity." "Rainbow Dash!" "Fluttershy." "And Pinkie Pie!" Pinkie exclaimed. "Very nice to meet you all," Bing said. "But what of the giant turtles who are with you?" Sunset did double take. "Uh, giant turtles? What giant turtles?" "There are no giant turtles around here!" Twilight said, quickly. "The ones hiding up in that tree," Chi Chu pointed at the tree the Turtles were hiding in, as the four froze in shock. "There are no giant turtles up in that tree, silly," Pinkie said, trying to cover for them. "Yeah, no turtles up here!" Mikey blurted out, giving them away and Raph smacked him upside the head. "Ow!" "It is alright," Bing called up. "You four are safe." The Turtles looked at each other before they reluctantly came down. "You two knew we were there?" Leo questioned. "Yes, but you need not worry," Bing said. "For we have seen stranger things." "So who are you four?" Chi Chu asked. "I'm Leonardo," Leo said. "And these are my brothers Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael." "What up," Mikey greeted. "So as I asked before, are you lost?" Bing asked. "Unfortunately, yes," Applejack replied. "We kinda got lost in this here fog." "We don't suppose you two know which way leads back to Canterlot?" Donnie asked. "Unfortunately, you won't be able to find your way back in this fog," Bing replied. "That's not good," Fluttershy hid her face in her hair. "But you needn't worry. You could spend the night at our home," Chi Chu offered. "Really?" Pinkie bounced up and down. "Are you sure that's okay?" Donnie raised a brow. "Of course! Our mother won't mind," Bing assured. "Your mother?" Twilight asked. "Indeed." Raph still didn't look sure. "I don't think it's okay for your mother to see four giant turtles." "I don't mind!" a female voice said as Raph screamed to see a woman right behind him. She was tall with black long hair. "Forgive me. I get that a lot. I am Vam Mi. I am Bing and Chi Chu's mother. Anyway, I would be delighted if you would all spend the night. And even have dinner with us." "Dinner?!" Mikey and Pinkie grinned. "Oh, we don't wanna apose," Leo waved politely. "Nonsense, I insist," Vam Mi stated. "We have plenty of room." "My, how graciously generous of you," Rarity said. "Well, I suppose we could," Sunset shrugged. "We don't really have a lot of options." "Alright," Leo relented. The he said to Vam Mi, "How far is it to your home?" "Not far at all," Vam Mi motion with her hand and a large old manor seemed to appear out of the fog. She then turned to group. "Let's head inside..." As they all went inside, Chi Chu and Bing were showing the turtles and Rainbooms their rooms for the night. Chi Chu was showing Leo his room. “This will be your room, Leonardo.” “Uh, thanks,” Leo thanked while still hiding his suspicions. Bing showed Twilight to her room. “And this is your room, ms Sparkle.” Twilight was amazed by it. “Thank you, Bi-“ but when she turned to thank him, the boy was gone. “Creepy,” Spike shuddered. Meanwhile, after getting settled in, Mikey and Pinkie went to the kitchen for some munchies. “I wonder what they have to eat around here?” Mikey said as he opened the ice box. Pinkie was looking in the pantry. "Hmm? What to eat?" Then at that moment, they both paused in their search as they smelled something delicious. They followed the smell until it led them over to a big pot. Pinkie lifted the lid to reveal some egg noodles with sturfried veggies. "Ahh!" They sighed with delight. "What's this stuff?" Mikey asked aloud. Then a shadow looked over the two as a deep voice answered, "That would be cho mein." Mikey and Pinkie turned around and saw a tall figure standing right behind them. Meanwhile, Donnie, Rarity, and Fluttershy were looking around the living room. "I have to say, Vam Mi, I absolutely love what you've done with your decore," Rarity complemented. "Mm hmm," Fluttershy nodded in agreement. "And I love all these birdie pictures." "Xièxiè nǐ, Rarity, and Fluttershy," Vam Mi said. "Thank you." Donnie noticed a large paining over the fireplace. It was of an chinese woman and her two children in what looked like olden times. And they all looked vagley like Vam Mi, Bing, and Chi Chu. "Hey, Vam Mi?" He asked. "Is this you and your kids?" "Oh no, they are our ancestors," Vam Mi explained. "This was their home. It's been in our family for generations." "Well, you, Bing, and Chi Chu bare a very striking resemblance to your ancestors," Donnie noted. Meanwhile, Raph, Leo, Sunset, Twilight, Rainbow, and Applejack entered and looked around the library. Bing was with them. "Check out all these books!" Twilight smiled. "Boring!" Raph rolled his eyes. "Still be a good place to nap," Rainbow joked. "Guys, just stop," Sunset scolded them. "Honestly, I don't blame them. Even I snooze easily seeing all these books," Bing shrugged. Applejack looked around at some of the collectables being displayed. Alot of them being from ancient China. "Sure are a lot of relics you got here," she whistled. Just then, Chi chu entered the room. "Yes alot of these are heir looms from our ancient ancestors." "Very impressive," Leo said as he looked through a book. But he felt that something was off. Suddenly, two piercing screams echoed throughout the house. "Mikey!" Leo exclaimed, recognising his brother's yell. "Pinkie!" The girls cried. Soon everyone rushed to the kitchen to find the two cowering in the corner as a tall man stared back at them with a dry expression. "Whatever is going on here?" Rarity asked. "And who's that guy?" Rainbow inquired, pointing to the man. "Oh, this is our chef, Jung," Bing said. "I was just preparing dinner when I found these two in here," Jung explained, pointing to Pinkie and Mikey. "No need to worry, Jung. They are a couple of our guests for tonight," Vam mi assured. "We can't even leave you two alone for five minutes!" Raph scolded the two. "With those kind of screams, you sounded like you saw a ghost," Sunset stated. "No, that would totally different," Mikey pointed. "Either way, at least try to stay out of trouble," Leo instructed. "Okie Dokie Loki!" Pinkie saluted. "Now, Shall we continue the tour?" Vam mi offered as the groups walked out of the kitchen. Jung grabbed a basket. "Well I got to run out to the garden and grab some more incrediants. You are more than welcome to have a taste of my cho mein." "Thanks, Jung dude!" Mikey smiled as Jung left. Then he and Pinkie each made bowls for themselves and took a bite. "Yummy!" Pinkie grinned. "Not bad," Mikey said. "But it feels like it could use something?" "Ooo, I know!" Pinkie said, zipping over to the pantry. "Let's add a teeny pinch of garlic to give it some flavor!" She looked inside, then frowned in confusion. "Hey, there's no garlic?" "Really?" Mikey took a look. "Wouldn't a chef have garlic in his spices?" “Yeah!” Pinkie shook her head. "So weird!" Mikey looked around and came upon a jar of peppers and read the label. “Moonscar Island peppers.” He thought for a moment. “Nah!” “Here we go!” Pinkie pulled out some spices and sprinkled things in the cho mein. “That should do it!” At that moment, they were interrupted by a sudden chill in the room. "Brrrrr!" Pinkie shivered. "Who opened a... window..." Mikey trailed off as he heard a carving noise from behind them. "Uh, Pinkie, do you hear that?" "You mean that really spooky carving noise?" Pinkie replied. "As Big Mac would say, Eeyup." Then they turned around and their eyes widened in horror. In the hallway, Vam Mi, Bing, and Chi Chu were showing the others around. “And this is our lounge. Used to be a wine cellar before remodeling,” The mother spoke. “Interesting?” Rarity admired. As they walked, Twilight and Spike noticed Leo looked deep in thought. "Leo, are you okay?" Twilight spoke up. "Huh? Oh, sure, Twilight," Leo replied. "I'm fine." "Well, you don't really look fine," Spike pointed out. "If something's bothering you, Leo, you can tell me," Twilight assured her friend. Leo took a quick glance over at Vam Mi and her children, who were all busy and hadn't noticed them, then he whispered, "I don't know why, but I've got this nagging feeling that something isn't right," He looked back at Vam Mi, Bing, and Chi Chu. "And something about those three are rubbing me the wrong-" he was cut off when they heard Mikey and Pinkie scream again. "Oh, no," Rainbow groaned. "What now?!" Raph asked in annoyance. They hurried back to the kitchen but Mikey and Pinkie were nowhere to be seen. "Where are they?" Sunset asked. Then they heard whimpering coming from the pantry and opened the door to find the two both quivering inside Mikey's shell. "Did y'all get spooked by Jung again?" Applejack asked. "No," Mikey and Pinkie pointed "By that!" Everyone looked and gasped. Carved into the wall, in big thin letters were the words, 'Get Out Danger!" "Holy chulupa!" Donnie exclaimed. "Where in tarnation did that come from?!" Applejack asked in surprise. “We were just minding our own business when this mist came and wrote that on the wall,” Mikey shuddered. “Seriously, Mikey?” Raph started to say only to get nudged by Sunset. “Raph! You promised,” She sternly said. “Fine,” Raph sulked, knowing what she meant. Suddenly, a small gust of wind blew at everyone before suddenly stopping. “Who opened a window?” Twilight looked. “Nobody,” Applejack noticed. “Look!” Everyone looked at where Spike was pointing. Underneath the writing was another message that read ‘Beware!’ "My stars!" Rarity gasped. "That definitely wasn't there before," Donnie stated. Then he knocked on the wall. "And this feels pretty solid." "What's going on here?" Rainbow inquired. Vam Mi and her children looked uncomfortable as Bing spoke, "I'm afraid there's something else about our home that we did not tell you." "It's huanted," Chi Chu chimed in. "Haunted?!" The group echoed. "Yes," Vam Mi nodded. "You see, our house is full of spirits who become restless at night. The haunting may just be starting." "They've scared away every guest we've ever had," Chi Chu said sadly. "We've never been able to make any friends!" She was close to tears. "We understand if you want to leave as well," Bing lowered his head. "No one ever wants to stay where there are ghosts." The Turtles and Rainbooms looked at each other before they all said, "No way!" The three perked up. "You mean, your not going to heed this spirit's threat?" Vam Mi asked. "Totally!" Rainbow stated firmly. "No ghosts are gonna scare us away!" Applejack chuckled. "Yeah. We don't get scared off easily." "Most of us anyway," Fluttershy said, nervously. "And we've faced worser things than ghosts," Donnie noted. “We’ve faced many mutants, aliens, even a demo dragon. We shouldn’t have any trouble here,” Raph grinned. “Wonderful!” Smiled Vam Mi. “It’s getting close to dinner time. Let us prepare.” Before he left the room, Leo glanced at the writing on the wall. He still had that feeling that something wasn't right. As everyone walked out, Fluttershy looked back at Mikey and Pinkie, noticing their uneasy faces. "Are you okay?" She asked them. "I'm still pretty creeped out!" Mikey admitted. "Me too!" Pinkie shivered. Fluttershy thought for a moment. "Well, if it were me, I would go outside and get some fresh air. It'll help calm you down." "Hmm?" The two thought. "Alright then," Mikey said. "I guess we could give it a try," Pinkie added. So The two headed outside as Pinkie took a breath of air. "Ahh," she sighed. "Fluttershy was right, I feel better already." "Me too," Mikey agreed. Then he noticed something. "What's that?" Not too far away stood an old-fashioned horse carriage with a horse harnessed to it. It was munching on grass as it stared back at the two. They looked at each other and broke into big smiles. "Joyride!" They rushed over and hopped in. "Hey, look at this!" Pinkie held out a cloak and an old-fashioned raincoat. Mikey put on the cloak while she tried on the coat. "Check us out!" Mikey grinned. "Let's ride!" "Heyaw!" Pinkie snapped the reins and the horse whinnied and galloped away, pulling the carriage into the night. Meanwhile, everyone was prepping themselves for dinner. Applejack was in Rarity’s room as the fashionist pulled out a couple of dresses from her bag. “I wonder what I should wear for dinner. These two would be the best to make a good impression. What do you think, Darling?” Applejack zoned out a little bit. “Huh? Oh, sorry Rarity. I was thinking about this place being haunted and all.” “I’m sure it’s just someone playing a cruel joke,” Rarity assured as she picked a dress. "At least I hope it is." "Hmm? That makes two of us," Applejack agreed. In the library, Donnie was heading to the dining room when he took another look at the painting of Vam Mi and her children’s ancestors. “There’s something very odd about that painting. Question is what?” He thought to himself. Twilight was reaching into her bag when she noticed someone missing. “Spike?” She looked around her room but hadn’t seen her dog. “Spike!” She then left her room. “Has anyone seen Spike?” Spike was somewhere that no one expected him to be. In the carriage Mikey and Pinkie were riding in. He was in the back under a tarp, and was not having a comfortable ride. "Why did I decide to do this?!" He said to himself. As he was rocking along, he glanced out in the distance and thought he saw the Wondercolts standing by what looked like a cave. "That's weird?" He thought, then the carriage hit a bump and he fell out, tumbling onto a cobblestone path. He sat up just in time to see the carriage disappear into the fog. "This isn't good!" Back at the house, everyone sat down at a long table as Jung served them each some cho mein. Donnie tried some and his face lit up. "Wow! This is delicious!" "Thank you very much, you two," Jung smiled. Bing noticed Rarity's dress and said, "Rarity, you look very lovely in that dress." "Oh!" Rarity blushed. "Why thank you, Bing, your too kind!" She giggled as Applejack just rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Ms Twilight?" Chi Chu spoke up. "Where is your puppy?" "That's what I'd like to know?" Twilight replied in worry. "He's disappeared and I haven't been able to find him." "I'm sure your dog will turn up," Bing assured. Leo took a bite of his chow mein when he noticed one of his brothers was missing. “Hey! Where’s Mikey?” “Pinkies not here either!” Sunset noticed as well. “It’s amazing they’re not here stuffing their faces.” Raph stated. “Last I saw them, I suggested that they would step out and get some air to ease their tensions. I didn’t think it take this long?” Fluttershy pondered. “We better go find them.” Rainbow got up. “Agreed. Maybe Spike’s with them.” Twilight gasped. "Jung, get some lanters," Vam Mi said to the chef. "We will help as well. They shouldn't be out at night. Especially with the hauntings about." "Thank you," Leo said. Later, they were all roaming the forest, searching for the youngest turtle and the party girl, while Jung had stayed behind at the manor. As they searched, Leo called out, "Mikey!" "Pinkie Pie!" Sunset shouted. "Spike!" Twilight called. “They couldn’t have gone too far,” Sunset suggested. “Never could tell with those two,” Raph shrugged. “Nevertheless, I want to make sure they’re all right!” Leo stated with a stern look. “Same with Spike!” Twilight added with the same sternness on her face. Raph could only sigh. “I hate it when they’re this serious.” But he followed because he too was worried about his brother as well. Suddenly Leo stopped as a funny feeling came over him. Then a flash, he reached up and stopped an arrow before it could hit Vam Mi. Vam Mi screamed and everyone gasped. "Where in tarnation did that come from?" Applejack asked in surprise. Before anyone could answer, the arrow exploded, knocking them all down by the shockwave. As they layed on the ground groaning, a man strolled out of the trees holding a crossbow. "Would you looky here?" the man said, sounding amused. "What a surprising reunion!" The Turtles and Rainbooms gasped when they saw him. It was someone they had met before. And not in a good way. "Bonesteel?!" Leo gasped. "Oh, no!" Fluttershy cried, in both shock and anger. Sure enough, it was Simon Bonesteel, the hunter they had crossed paths with when they teamed up with Shineboy and the Digidestined. "Well now, if it ain't my old buddys the Turtles and Rainbooms," Bonesteel chuckled. "You like my new toy? Exploding trick arrows!" He laughed. "But unfortunately, I ain't after you turtles. I'm after something way more dangerous..." Then he approached Vam Mi and her children. "No! Please!" Vam Mi begged as she, Bing, and Chi Chu backed away. "Don't hurt us!" Chi Chu cried. "Have mercy!" Bing pleaded. "Nice try," Bonesteel rebuked. "But your act ain't gonna fool old Bonesteel again!" He whipped out his crossbow and shot three arrows at them. But at the last minute, Donnie deflected them with the blade of his staff. "Your not touching them, Bonesteel!" He glared. Then the rest of the Turtles and Rainbooms stood in the hunter's way. "Not if we have anything to say and or do about it!" Applejack stated. Raph turned to Vam Mi and her children. "You three get out of here! We'll dance with this goon!" "Thank you!" Vam Mi said, then she, Bing and Chi Chu took off running. "You won't get away!" Bonesteel showed after them, right before he was kicked down by Rainbow. "And your now touching them!" She snapped. Bonesteel stood up and fired more arrows from his crossbow. The Turtles and Rainbooms scattered to dodge the arrows and fought the hunter. Applejack deflected the arrows as she yelled at Bonesteel, "It's bad enough you hunt endangered animals, but inocent people?! Have you no shame?!" "Inocent?" Bonesteel laughed, before Raph attacked him. "What's so funny?! The hot headed turtle demanded. "What's funny is they got you all fooled," Bonesteel answered and kicked Raph off him. "Those folks ain't innocent, their monsters!" "How dare you!" Rarity growled. Leo kicked Bonesteel off his feet and pointed with his katana, "The only monster here is you, Bonesteel!" "Maybe," Bonesteel pulled out a knife and began clashing against Leo's swords. "But those three are even worse!" "What do you mean they're worse?" Leo demanded as they fought. Bonesteel smirked. “You think this Halloween mumbo jumbo is happening by coincidence? Those three lure people here and pick them dry! And like you twerps, they never heeded the warning signs!” Suddenly, the hunter was tackled by Fluttershy who was looking more angry than before. “Why should we believe you after you had the GULL to steal an endangered turtle!” Simon knocked her off. “One! I bought that turtle you stole from me! And Two! I wouldn’t be surprised if they got your friends and dog too!” "That wasn't your turtle!" Fluttershy yelled and threw the hunter over her shoulder. Bonesteel got up quickly and aimed his crossbow, but before he could shoot any arrows, he was speed tackled by Rainbow and pinned to a tree by her weapon. "And how do we know you didn't do anything to them?!" She accused. "I may be hunter and poacher, but I ain't no liar!" And Bonesteel kicked Rainbow off him. "Besides, if I had, I'd be trying hard to nab the rest of you, and I'm just trying to get past y'all!" Applejack then grabbed Bonesteel from behind. "Yeah? From what Gamer looked up, we learned you're a mental patient who CLAIMS to be the best bounty hunter!" "I AM THE BEST BOUNTY HUNTER!" Bonesteel then blinded the cowgirl with powder causing to loosen her grip on him. He then pulled out a stick of dynamite. "Guess we're doing this the hard way!" Then the dynamite was knocked from his hand by Sunset's kunai. Then the girl jumped up, hooked her legs around his head, and side flipped him to the ground. When he tried to throw a punch, Sunset caught it and froze as her powers let her see into his memories. Sunset gasped. "He's telling the truth! Aargh!" She cried as Bonesteel head based her to the ground. "Told yah!" He said, before he blocked Leo's swords with crossbow. "That doesn't mean we're gonna let your hurt Vam Mi and her kids!" Leo stated. "Figures," Bonesteel said, before knocked the swords out of Leo's hands and kicked him down. "But you ain't gonna stop me either way!" He aimed his crossbow, only for it to suddenly yank out of his hands. He looked back to Twilight smirking, while levitating it. Then he whipped back at Leo just in time for the turtle leader to upper cut him off his feet, knocking him out. "Thanks, Twilight," Leo said. "No problem," she replied. Suddenly, a beam of light beamed from the sky. Everyone stopped fighting to see the light hitting the ground. Then, the ground quaked as emerging from the ground were zombies. "Whoa!" Rainbow gasped. "You gotta be putting me on!" Raph gasped. "By Darwin's Beard!" Donnie wide eyed. The zombies began to head towards the group, as Bonesteel woke up. "Well, I ain't sticking around here!" Bonesteel began to run away. Sunset noticed. "Bonesteel's getting away!" she called. "Let him go! We got bigger problems!" Leo stated. "Get'em!" The group battled the zombies. Leo slashed one zombie's arm off, Rarity and Raph took off one's head, Donnie whacked a zombie in two leaving only it's legs, and the others did the same thing. But no matter how much they ripped off, the zombies began to pull themselves together. "Our attacks aren't working!" Donnie cried. "They just keep coming!" "Whatever shall we do?!" Rarity exclaimed. "Run!" Leo shouted and they all took off, with the zombies stumbling after them. The Turtles and Rainbooms tore through trees and brush until they came to a clearing. "I think we lost them," Applejack said, as they stopped to catch their breath. "I hate zombies!" Raph exclaimed. "That was so scary!" Fluttershy trembled. "I hope Mikey and Pinkie didn't run into any zombies!" "Or Spike!" Twilight worried. "What'll we do now, Leo?" Donnie asked. "Let's regroup with Vam Mi, Bing, and Chi Chu and keep looking for Mikey, Pinkie, and Spike," Leo stated. "Turtles! Rainbooms!" Called Vam Mi's voice. They all turned to see the woman waving at them from the mouth of a cave. "Quickly, before the zombies catch up!" The group wasted no time and hurried over to the cave. But as they went, Leo was hit with a sudden thought. 'How did she know we were being chased by zombies?' He wondered. The thought reminded him of Bonesteel's warning, the writing on the wall, and that bad feeling he had been having since they met her and her children. The group followed Vam Mi into the cave. They hurried through the caverns before coming to a door. "This way!" Vam Mi led as she opened the door. Soon, the group found themselves in a bizarre chamber of sorts. "We'll be safe here," Vam Mi assured. As Leo raised a brow, Fluttershy looked around. "Um, where are Bing and Chi Chu?" "Not to worry. They're very near," Vam Mi smiled. As Vam Mi talked, Leo nudged Sunset and whispered something to her and she nodded. Then when Vam Mi wasn't looking, she reached over and grabbed her hand. "What are you-?" Vam Mi asked, as Sunset stared, her eyes pure white. Then she gasped in horror and back away. "No!" Sunset cried. "Sunset, what did you see?" Leo asked. "We need to get out of here!" Sunset replied, urgently. "Now!" "Uh, why?" Rainbow asked. "Because Vam Mi's a-" Sunset was cut off by Vam Mi shouting, "Háizimen, yuēshù tāmen! Then suddenly, both the Turtles and Rainbooms were lifted off the ground. "What the?!" Rainbow said in surprise. "What is this?" Donnie asked. Then from out of the shadows, Bing and Chi Chu walked out carrying some wax dolls that were shaped just like them. "You are not going anywhere!" Bing said, darkly. "Ever again!" Chi Chu added. Then Vam Mi raised her hand and some string wrapped around the dolls, tying them up. At the same time, the Turtles and Rainbooms found themselves bunched together as though they were tied up. Then Bing and Chi Chu dropped the dolls and the others fell to the ground with a painful thud. "What in tarnation is going on?" Applejack demanded. "Well, if you must know..." Vam Mi said. Then in a flash, she and her children hissed as their eyes turned red, their skin turned pale, and sharp fangs sprouted from their mouths. The sight made the Turtles and Rainbooms scream. "Good heavens!" Rarity cried. "What the shell?" Raph looked repulsed at what he saw. "W-What are you?" Twilight shivered. "They're vampires!" Sunset struggled. "Not just any vampires!" Vam Mi hissed. "We are Jiangshi! Chinese Vampires!" "What did you do to Mikey and Pinkie?" Demanded Rainbow. Bing only scoffed. "Those simpletons? We never bothered with those two! Waste of magic and wax!" "Same with the mutt!" Chi Chu smirked. "Why are you doing this?" Fluttershy shivered. Vam Mi chuckled. "Well, to explain that, I must start from the beginning. Many centuries ago in China, I was queen of our vampire tribe. We would roam from village to village, feasting upon the qi of the humans that lived there! Many attempted to slay me, but none could prevail. For you see, as queen of the Clan, I was granted with immortality! But one day, a mystic known as Chung-I faced me in battle. We fought long and hard, but I underestimated Chung-I, and he ripped out my heart!" The group looked grossed out on that last part. "Disgusting!" Rarity shivered. Vam Mi continued. "Then Chung-I fled to America and hid my heart! Without it, I was left weakened and vulnerable! Nor could I could not survive for very long, along with my children and followers. They were bound to me by blood. If I were to perish, so would they!" Bing took up the story. "We came here to search for mother's heart, but could not find it. Eventually, we gave up the search as we discovered another way to keep us alive!" "Every hallows eve, my children and I must drain the qi or life-force of victims lured here!" Vam Mi explained. "It is the only way for us to remain immortal. But only one human was ever able to escape his fate!" "Bonesteel!" Leo realized. "I hate it when the bad guys are right!" Rainbow groaned. "Shame you did not heed his warning," Vam Mi smirked. "Or had you let him hunt us, then your fates would not be sealed!" She chuckled. "You know, it isn't easy luring unsuspecting travelers to our home. But it helps when one is able to craft the illusion of, oh say, thick fog?" She waved each hand over the other and a small fog cloud appeared. "You made that fog to lure us in!" Applejack concluded. "And that painting I saw was you three, wasn't it?" Donnie theorized. "And all those zombies were your past victims!” Sunset realized. "And so were the ghosts!" Twilight added. “They were trying to warn us so we wouldn’t suffer the same fate.” “Ah! So smart. Yet so easy,” Vam Mi shook her head. Chi Chu then spoke. “Wô hěI bàoqiàn, I am sorry. My brother and I did want to be your friends. But we jiangshi must feed.” "And I really do think your lovely, Rarity," Bing said. "I'm not flattered!" Rarity rebuked. "Just wait till I get out of here!" Raph growled. "I'm gonna kick you bloodsuckers straight in your-" he was cut off when Vam Mi smacked him hard across the face, leaving a painful mark. "Silence!" She roared. "Insolent welp! Your threats are idle and will not save you!" "You won't get away with this!" Leo declared. "Oh, I think you'll find that we will," Vam Mi rebuffed, and motioned to a moondile. "Once the moon in the midnight alignment, all of you will join our other victims, as lifeless zombies!" The vampiress laughed maniacally as she walked away from them. "I don't wanna be a zombie!" Fluttershy trembled. "No one's going to become a zombie!" Leo promised. "We'll figure a way out of this. We always do." Then he whispered, "And Mikey, Pinkie, and Spike are still out there. Just maybe, they might be able to save us." The Turtles and Rainbooms could only hope that would be true. As well as figure out how to get out of the mess they were in. Mikey and Pinkie were still riding in the carriage. By now, the horse had stopped running and had now broken into a steady trot. "Well, that was fun," Pinkie said. "Yeah, girl," Mikey agreed. "Hey, Mikey, wanna hear a Halloween joke?" Pinkie inquired. "Yeah! What is it?" Mikey asked. "What can you catch from a vampire in winter?" Pinkie said. "Uh, I don't know? What?" Mikey shrugged. "Frostbite!" "Ohhhh!" Mikey hallowed with laughter. Suddenly from up ahead, they saw a bunch of short figures standing on the path in the fog. Then they heard multiple young voices, and what sounded like Spike, screaming, "The Headless Coachman!" "Headless Coachman?!" Pinkie exclaimed, then she and Mikey screamed.